Blood is not always visually detectable. While gathering evidence, photographs and investigative reports are provided and documented even though NO BLOOD may have been observed in the expected area surrounding the incident. Blood evidence, as fingerprints, may not be visible to the naked eye, requiring a method of blood enhancement to develop its presence. The…
In 2015, 140 people were released after being wrongfully convicted. That number has grown from 61 people only 10 years earlier. If even 1% of the total amount of people incarcerated in the United States were wrongfully convicted, that number would be approximately 20,000 people! 1 wrongfully convicted person is too much. The story…
Over the past several months SRI assisted Jerry Cox Esq. and Jim Cox Esq. to defend Dwight Hughes against the charges of Murder and Assault in the 1st degree. With the help of SRI’s crime scene reconstruction team and the physical evidence, Mr. Hughes was found not guilty on Friday, March 18, 2016 on all…
Joey Stidham, Owner of Stidham Reconstruction and Investigation, and Shelly Rice, Crime Scene/Incident Scene Reconstructionist, conducted training Monday at the 43rd annual Public Defender Education conference at the HYATT Regency Downton Lexington, KY regarding the scientific analysis of forensic evidence from a shooting incident to determine the most probable sequence of events. The session included…
SRI has a standing agreement with the Leslie County Sherif’s office…If they need assistance they call on SRI for specialized equipment and skill. On August 2nd, SRI’s crime scene expert, Shelly Rice was called by the Chief Deputy of Leslie County to utilize her certified training and expertise for two separate cases: A murder scene and suicide.…
Why You Need A Crime Scene Expert To Review Your Case: Are you questioning or scrutinizing the methods used in a criminal investigation?The best defense for a defendant and defending attorney is a contaminated crime scene! A crime scene expert can look over your case to make sure the methodology law enforcement used to collect evidence was…